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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
By Travis Haley
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pack your bags...

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Sport Your Favorite Brands in Style With These Smartwatch Bands

Finally gotten yourself a fancy smartwatch that does, well, everything? Accessorize properly with a MobyFox strap. Each MobyFox strap is sourced, designed and produced by a master craftsman in Barcelona using genuine European leather and officially licensed designs from some of the most beloved brands in world. Whether you want…

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The Best Margarita Cocktail Recipes

There are few cocktails that signal the start of summer like the Margarita. This tequila cocktail is refreshing, delicious, and ubiquitous and has seen its ebbs and flows in popularity for years. Some might write it off as a passé mixed drink that lacks authenticity and is reserved for fans…

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Margarita. Classic traditional Mexican cocktail. Made with Blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, agave syrup and orange juice. Served in salt rimmed tumbler over ice and garnished with a lime.
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The Knotix Collapsible Universal Adventure Roof Rack

While most roof racks offer a convenient solution for adding extra storage space to your car, they're so cumbersome that you'd rather leave them on all the time rather than deal with the hassle of taking them off and then re-attaching. Thankfully Knotix has solved this dilemma with its adventure…

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Shinola Detrola Wall Clock

We've long admired Shinola for their beautiful American-made timepieces. The Detroit watch brand has also offered a variety of home and office goods like power cords, pens, and more. Shinola recently unveiled the colorful Detrola Wall Clock, inspired by their line of Detrola watches. The Wall Clock ditches stainless steel…

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The Spinn Coffee Maker is a Coffee Shop for Your Kitchen Counter

As a dedicated coffee fan who enjoys brewing a variety of coffees, my counter is dominated by several coffee products: espresso machine, Chemex, cold brew, and more. And while there are coffeemakers that promise to streamline the brewing process, the Spinn Coffee Maker is the first that appears to deliver…

By John A. Paradiso
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